29.5.09

I really want to make a stop motion video but I don't know what I would do or more importantly how to do it. So, I guess I'll keep enjoying the labors of those folks more talented than I. Here's a great stop motion video called "Sorry I'm Late" by Tomas Mankovsky that a friend on Facebook uploaded (thanks Elke!). It's so fun!!

28.5.09

This month's LMNOP issue is dedicated to the alphabet! English Muffin's Animal Alphabet Poster was lucky enough to be featured alongside some other fabulous alphabet artwork. Head over to the website to download your free issue now, and listen to my new favourite alphabet song!

27.5.09

If I lived in Barcelona, I would be doing a whole lot more shopping than I do here in Vienna. I find it really difficult to find things I love here when it comes to shoes and clothes - that's probably a good thing for my bank account though! Below are some shoe stores and a great little shop called Zabede with beautiful bags and clothing.

The bags are hand embroidered in Thailand and inspired by the creations of artist and designer, Pornsuda Sabeedee.

26.5.09

I have some very exciting news! While we were in Barcelona, Big Chuck and I got engaged!! I know - it's so exciting! It happened in a little seaside town called Sitges, the St. Tropez of Spain. It was so beautiful and before he proposed I was snapping away like crazy, here are some of my faves.

25.5.09

Park Güell - BarcelonaWe got back from our amazing long weekend in Barcelona last night. I had such a great time. The city is beautiful and warm and vibrant and really stole our hearts! As promised, our camera never left our side (except once and that was an accident) so I have about 750 pics to sort through. Stay tuned for the Barcelona breakdown later this week.

21.5.09

Park GüllToday is the day! We're leaving for a long weekend in Barcelona. It has to be one of the biggest advantages of living in Europe - the ability to experience so many different cultures in a relatively small geographical area. I promise you that our camera is not going to leave my hands the whole time we're there, and I'll be back on Monday with lots of pictures from our weekend adventures to share with you.

20.5.09

Saturday Morning Shopper Tote bagSome perfect items I found while searching on Etsy to compliment any kitchen. We love to cook and eat at our house, so most of our time is spent in the kitchen. Lucky for us it's really cute, a great place to relax and debrief one another at the end of the day. When it's warm (like today) I can open the window to the courtyard and sit on the sill soaking up the sun.

Here are a few culinary accessories I'd love to have in our own kitchen.

19.5.09

These adorable little critters are from the Etsy shop Stitchface, based in none other than my hometown, Toronto. (yay!) Danielle, the designer behind Stitchface, is dedicated to making her one of a kind creations eco-friendly by incorporating recycled fabrics and materials as well as vintage and thrift store finds. There's so much personality in these little guys - I especially love their cute mug shots!

18.5.09

Hello! I've got lots of pictures for you today from a super cute cafe called Espresso here in Vienna. I've been walking past it since September and on Saturday we decided to try it out. Although the weather wasn't great - cool and rainy - we had a wonderful time at brunch and then later perusing the Neubaugasse market (more pictures from the market later this week).

The service was a little slow, but the food was delicious and it gave us a bit more time to take in all the cute little details in the cafe. Here are few snaps...

These pretty purple flowers were next to our table.

The arched ceiling was soooo beautiful, and don't you love this vintage fan?

The cafe stays open well into the night when the bar opens and the dj's take the stage.

15.5.09

On today's blog I am posting some intriguingly beautiful work by artist Chris Jordan which is food for thought, and hopefully won't become food for animals if we can reduce our consumption of plastics.

Gyre is an 8 x 11 foot reproduction of the famous wood block print, Great Wave, by Japanese artist Hokusai. In his version, Chris Jordan "depicts 2.4 million pieces of plastic, equal to the estimated number of pounds of plastic pollution that enter the world's oceans every hour. All of the plastic in this image was collected from the Pacific Ocean."

Below is a sequential zoom into the details of Gyre.

You can see more of his work, which is innovative, inspiring and beautiful - at the same time as having a message, on his website.